Amazon Fire TV (1st gen. 2014)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 6476 reviews of Amazon Fire TV (1st gen. 2014). The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other Media Centers for all reviews. Comments about the design and price are generally positive. The reliability and size are also appreciated.

usability, size, reliability, price, design

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Media Centers the Amazon Fire TV (1st gen. 2014) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 95/100 = Excellent quality.

Amazon.com review summary for Amazon Fire TV (1st gen. 2014)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 5219 user reviews of Amazon Fire TV (1st gen. 2014) from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other Media Centers on Amazon.com. Comments about the size and design are on the whole positive. The price and usability also get good feedback. Many are less positive about the reliability.

Living with Amazon Fire TV: Two Months On

Amazon's Fire TV set-top box arrived to shake up an increasingly crowded home entertainment segment, but does it have what it takes to set the living room alight? The squared-off streamer has been hooked up to my TV for two months now, piping Prime...

Voice search doesn't work within apps ; Onscreen keyboard is offensively bad ; Inconsistent gaming experience ; Carousel UI doesn't work as well on Fire TV as it does on tablets ; Many apps and games are buggy ports from other platforms

The Fire TV should be impressive -- it's faster and better equipped than most of the other media streamers out there, and does it all at a decent price. Right now though, features like gaming, voice search and ASAP are barely helping it keep pace with...

Amazon Fire TV Review

Does the world need another streaming box? Amazon Fire TV argues “yes” and says speed, voice search that actually works, and proper gaming set it apart from the Apple TV, Roku 3, and Google Chromecast. As we've seen with the Kindle Fire HDX tablet...

Fire TV is a first-gen product, and it feels it. For all the clear benefits – the fast processor, ease of setup, accurate Voice Search, and solid picture quality – there are still glitches. The UI can be confusing, and searching by voice ignores the...

Amazon Fire TV review

Like the Kindle and the Kindle Fire , the newly announced Amazon Fire TV ($99) streaming media box is primarily designed to get you consuming Amazon's digital media.

The Amazon Fire TV is best way to watch Amazon Instant movies and TV yet, and Prime subscribers can stream thousands of titles for no additional charge. Voice-search feature is cool and works well. The interface is zippy, and Amazon content streams...

The user interface strongly favors Amazon Instant content over other services, and the voice-search feature doesn't comb through Netflix or most other non-Amazon apps. Some major apps are missing, including HBO Go and Spotify. The $99 price feels...

The Fire TV streaming-media box is an impressive living room debut for Amazon, with standout features like voice search, gaming, and superfast video streaming, but it falls short of being an elite streamer -- at least for now.

The content menus are focused heavily around Amazon's own media libraries. The Movies and TV sections are populated entirely by videos available through Amazon Instant Video, and the Music section simply accesses Amazon Prime Music. You can still...

Amazon FireTV Review

Amazon has decided to jump into this increasingly crowded market with the newly launched FireTV. The FireTV uses industry leading hardware to deliver Prime streaming service coupled with digital downloads and rentals from Amazon, but also includes...

Impressive hardware specs lead to a lag-free experience ; Voice search works as advertised ; Gaming with the FireTV goes beyond what anyone else can offer

Limited internal storage ; Gaming controller is an extra $40 on a device is already at the top of the price range ; No killer feature to make it a must have

Amazon has put together an impressive package with FireTV, offering specs to rival last year’s hero phones and positively dwarfing the competition in the streaming market. The voice search is unique and works well and the FireTV’s gaming capabilities...